North Carolina Central Eagles (15-11) vs. Morgan State Bears (9-18)
March 4, 2024 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Morgan State Bears +4; Over/Under: +150
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The NC Central Eagles and the Morgan State Bears meet in college basketball action from the Hill Field House on Monday. Who comes out on top in Monday night’s MEAC-tion? Let’s dive in and find out with our NC Central vs. Morgan State Prediction.
NC Central Team Preview
The NC Central Hawks come into this one looking to build on their three-game win streak after an 83-58 win over Coppin State last time out. Ja’Darius Harris leads the Eagles in scoring with 15.3 PPG along with 3.5 RPG while Fred Cleveland Jr. has 15.3 PPG along with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 5.4 APG to lead the Eagles in the assist department. Po’Boigh King has 14.8 PPG along with 4.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for NC Central so far this season. Emmanuel Izunabor also has a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead the Eagles on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, NC Central is averaging 76.7 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 69.3% from behind the arc this season.
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Morgan State Team Preview
The Morgan State Bears come into this game looking to snap a four-game losing streak after a 72-61 loss to South Carolina State last time out. Wynston Tabbs leads the Bears in scoring with 15.7 PPG along with 3.3 RPG while Will Thomas has 12.6 PPG with 3.9 RPG. Kamron Hobbs has 10.1 PPG with a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Bears in the assist department up to this point in the year. Rob Lawson also has 8.7 PPG with 3.3 RPG while Amahrie Simpkins has 5 RPG and Allen Udemadu has a team-high 6.3 RPG as well this season to lead the Bears on the glass. As a team, Morgan State is averaging 72.2 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 30.1% from three and 75.8% from the foul line this season.
NC Central vs. Morgan State Prediction
I’m on NC Central here. The Eagles are the better team here and have been heating up at the right time. Morgan State has had a tendency to pick up their play against the better teams in the MEAC, but I just think NC Central is giving up a reasonable enough number to get the win and cover on the road here so I’ll lay the points with NC Central.
